Lyly, John · published 1594 · first performed or written 1591 [1587-1591] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.73 · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Bona verba Livia. I understand Latin, that is, Livia is a good word. No, I bid her use good words. And what deeds? None but a deed of gift. What gift? Her heart. Give me leave to pose you though you be a graduate, for I tell you we in Rochester spur so many hackneys, that we must needs spur scholars, for we take them for hackneys. Why so sir boy? Because I knew two hired for ten groats a piece to say service on sunday, and that's no more than a post-horse from hence to Canterbury. He knows what he says, for he once served the postmaster. In deed I think he served some post to his master, but come Dromio post me. You say you would have her heart for a deed. Well. If you take her heart for cour, that heart in her body, then know this, Molle eiuslevibus, Cour enim inviolabile telis, A woman's heart is thrust through with a feather: if you mean she should give a heart named Ceruus, then are you worse, for cornua ceruus habet, that is, to have ones heart grow out at his head, which will make one ache at the heart in their body. I beshrew your hearts, I hear one coming, I know it is my father by his coming. What must we do? Why as I told you, and let me alone with the old men, fall you to your bridal. Come neighbour, I perceive the love of our children waxeth key cold. I think it was never but lukewarm. Bavins will have their flashes, and youth their fancies, the one as soon quenched as the other burnt, but who be these? Here I do plight my faith, taking thee for the staff of my age, and of my youth my solace. And I vow to thee affection which nothing can dissolve, neither the length of time, nor malice of fortune, not distance of place. But when shall we be married? A good question, for that one delay in wedding brings an hundred dangers in the Church, we will not be asked, and a licence is to chargeable, and to tarry till tomorrow too tedious. There's a girl stands on pricks till she be married. To avoid danger, charge, and tediousness, let us now conclude it in the next Church. Agreed. What be these that hasten so to marry? Marry sir, Accius son to Memphio, and Silena Stellio's daughter. I am sorry neighbour, for our purposes are disappointed. You see marriage is destiny, made in heaven, though consummated on earth. How like you them, be they not a pretty couple? Yes God give them joy, seeing in spite of our hearts they must join. I am sure you are not angry, seeing things past cannot be recalled, and being witnesses to their contract, will be also well-willers to the match.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Bona verba Liuia. I vnderstand Latine, that is, Liuia is a good worde. No, I byd her vse good wordes. And what deeds? None but a deed of gift. What gift? Her heart. Giue mee leaue to pose you though you bee a graduate, for I tell you we in Rochester spurre so many hackneys, that we must needs spuire schollers, for wee take them for hackneys. Why so sir boy? Because I knew two hired for ten grotes a pece to saie seruice on sunday, and thats no more than a post horse from hence to Canterbury. Hee knowes what hee sayes, for hee once serued the post-master. In deed I thinke hee serued some poast to his master, but come Dromio post me. You saie you would haue her heart for a deed. Well. If you take her hart for cor, that heart in her bodie, then know this, Molle eiusleuibus, Cor enim inuiolabile telis, A womans heart is thrust through with a feather: if you meane she should giue a heart named Ceruus, then are you worse, for cornua ceruus habet, that is, to haue ones heart growe out at his head, which wyll make one ake at the heart in their bodie. I beshrew your hearts, I heare one comming, I know it is my father by his comming. What must we doo? Why as I tolde you, and let me alone with the olde men, fall you to your bridall. Come neighbor, I perceiue the loue of our children waxeth key colde. I thinke it was neuer but luke warme. Bauins will haue their flashes, and youth their fansies, the one as soone quenched as the other burnt, but who be these? Here I do plight my faith, taking thee for the staffe of my age, and of my youth my solace. And I vow to thee affection which nothing can dissolue, neither the length of time, nor mallice of fortune, not distance of place. But when shall we be married? A good question, for that one delay in wedding brings an hundred dangers in the Church, we will not be askt, and a lisence is to chargeable, and to tarrie til to morrow too tedious. Theres a girle stands on pricks till she be married. To auoid danger, charge, and tediousnesse, let vs now conclude it in the next Church. Agreed. What be these that hasten so to marrie? Marrie sir, Accius sonne to Memphio, and Silena Stellios daughter. I am sorrie neighbour, for our purposes are disappointed. You see marriage is destinie, made in heauen, though consumated on earth. How like you them, be they not a pretie couple? Yes God giue them ioye, seeing in spite of our hearts they must ioyne. I am sure you are not angrie, seeing things past cannot be recald, and being witnesses to their contract, will be also welwillers to the match.